Review of Smokey and the Bandit (1977) by Nicole G — 15 Dec 2009
Carsploitation doesn't get much more fun than this, most movies in the genre have a live fast, die hard fatalism to them, but SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT takes the living fast part, and drives it laughing at Johnny Law (or in this case, Buford T.
Justice) all the way across multiple state lines. The dying hard is the part they forgot about, and thankfully so, because it has no place in Hal Needham's world. Our heroes aren't free-spirited youth doomed from the beginning, but rather rednecks looking for a good thrill, their idea of thrill being transporting Coors Light illegally from Texarkana to Atlanta in 28 hours at the behest of gnome musician Paul Williams and his pappy.
This review of Smokey and the Bandit (1977) was written by Nicole G on 15 Dec 2009.
Smokey and the Bandit has generally received positive reviews.
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